From the 1620's SkunK Archives

Ye Overseas Colonies Doing Well.  Although these Pilgrims recently experienced a slight to moderate case of drought and famine, they now appears, to those with foresight, to be a good long term investment.  Ye ol' SkunK predicts they likely will become among ye greatest nations to have ever been blessed on this earth.  Although I sees occasional tribulations along ye future road, many blessings to those who invest here with prudence.  SkunK long range predictions include a single nation of over some three-hundred millions of free souls, spreading out from this Atlantic Sea - to wherever the next unnamed Ocean beings.  Courage and stout resolve may be required to hold the reins steady into the tempering head winds of providence. (See mine disclaimers far below)

Bill Bradford, [SkunK News Network (SNN) reporter] files this on site report of preparations for a 1621 feast of plenty:

"They began now to gather in the small harvest they had, and to fit up their houses and dwellings against winter, being all well recovered in health and strength and had all things in good plenty. For as some were thus employed in affairs abroad, others were exercised in fishing, about cod and bass and other fish, of which they took good store, of which every family had their portion. All the summer there was no want; and now began to come in store of fowl, as winter approached, of which this place did abound when they came first (but afterward decreased by degrees). And besides waterfowl there was great store of wild turkeys, of which they took many, besides venison, etc. Besides, they had about a peck a meal a week to a person, or now since harvest, Indian corn to the proportion. Which made many afterwards write so largely of their plenty here to their friends in England, which were not feigned but true reports."

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Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours

SkunK

PS  The Pilgrims held an even greater Thanksgiving celebration in 1623, after a switch from communal farming to privatized farming, a fast, and a refreshing 14-day rain resulted in a larger harvest.